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porta pottie suction hose JS13113 at 8:38pm 06.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/634 On my new to me 81 catalina 25 I have changed my porta pottie to a MSD style porta pottie. My questi
ST Owners? rclarke246 at 6:31pm 06.24.14 Beneteau Swift Trawlers 0/28799 We're 150 hours in on our 2012 ST44. Bought her new and love her, though she's not without some fai
Shore Power Cable Connection tmatzzie at 6:27pm 06.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2100 I'm a new owner of a 2008 Beneteau 40. We're really excited about the boat and looking forward to ma
Canadian buying a US sailboat from Ohio crazy frenchman at 6:08pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 3/941 what problems should we expect when buying a boat in the US Ohio if we plan to sail it home to Canad
Installing a new rope clutch Julescardin at 6:03pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 2/2341 Hi, have finally decided to replace one of the v-cleats foe the main sheet with a new rope clutch.
Dented Bottom (my boat, not mine) pacerpilot at 5:54pm 06.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/760 I just dragged another unwanted, neglected, abused, filthy dirty, beat up, orphan Mac 25 home. She s
Hello all, I'm going to add a traveler to my V 22 oldHarry at 5:18pm 06.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/723 Looking for ideas on placement and design, pictures would be great!
Can the keel survive low water in the slip ie grounding J105deliveryguy at 4:21pm 06.24.14 S2 3/1189 Just wondering about the structure of the led shot encapsulated keel of a 1979 9.2c Can it bare mu
Easing waste hose installs lingerfeltja at 4:00pm 06.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1756 I am sure this has been covered ad nauseum and I apologize but I have not found the information with
Mildew cleanup J105deliveryguy at 3:40pm 06.24.14 S2 2/1231 I am considering buying an S2 9.2c . She has sat for some time with a leak at the durads resulting
Mast head antenna cable entry skindok at 1:44pm 06.24.14 Bigger Boats 2/999 I have a high SWR on my antenna and so the VHF doesn't get out well. I replaced the antenna...no cha
Bottom paint Marina Rel Rey, CA Rug7236 at 1:05pm 06.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/978 What is the best bottom paint for a Catalina 22 docked in Los Angles (Marina Del Rey) for a boat tha
Catalina 36 1990 - 1996 wanted Kayamore at 12:07pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 2/31 Looking for a Catalina 36 1990-1996 with 4.5 draft and walk-thru transom. Anyone have one for sal
Help with Variprop? Oliverhg at 11:20am 06.24.14 Big Boats 9/4927 I bought a Hunter 36e three years ago new with a Variprop. I was not happy with the vibration o
Yanmar 3YM20 Service Manual michaeel at 10:59am 06.24.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1603 New to this forum; everything I've read so far is very helpful. Just had to replace the mixing elbo
removing bottom growth hawk232 at 9:41am 06.24.14 Ask All Sailors 65/11255 I am looking at a boat that has been in the water for 3 years, only pulled once for cleaning, and ha
Pre-Launch Checklist entmejia at 9:38am 06.24.14 Smaller Boats 21/4226 About to launch the boat for the first time after completing basic keelboat cert. Does anyone have a
Anchor light change to LED PeterBreit at 8:49am 06.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2309 Hi there, I changed all my navigation and interior light bulbs to LED. Except for the anchor light.
Here we go!! sfgary at 8:27am 06.24.14 Ask All Sailors 32/2610 Just heard on the local news(ABC) there is a bill before our state (CA) legislature SB1162 that
leaking water heater garethreeves at 7:36am 06.24.14 Big Boats 4/996 The hot water heater on 375 has rusted through. I'm fine with bypassing it or replacing it at the mo

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need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 JamesG161 at 7:20am 08.16.23 so I think I have a bad sensor. This old moving float sensor becomes soaked and does not float . I
Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? FastOlson at 7:20am 08.16.23 We are on our second Harken furler, over the last 30 years. Solid product and good support in my are
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks DaveJ at 7:13am 08.16.23 I see you have a cleat aft of where you have your block, I used the cleat with a soft shackle on the
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 7:06am 08.16.23 Hello, To round out this posting, I went with the Garhauer. They could not have been more helpful.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 7:01am 08.16.23 If you have a helper, you can have someone dive under the boat with a toilet plunger and hold it ove
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 6:57am 08.16.23 If the PO Did something this foolish, you should assume that there are several, perhaps many, other
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? (2) PhilaSailor at 6:51am 08.16.23 Hello, I think most tables will fit the Merriman pedestal. I especially like the fold out table fo
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks caverun at 6:42am 08.16.23 Thanks for the follow-up, was wondering how that worked out. On my upgrade list for my 260.
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 sailme88 at 6:37am 08.16.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following t
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 6:34am 08.16.23 Yeah, I haven't gotten up to the boat for a few days to check out the "knotmeter". We've owned the
Vessel Weather Radar Question sailme88 at 6:30am 08.16.23 I have no fewer than 4 weather radar APPs and several wind APPs.. Why? Interpretation, that's why.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Joe at 6:22am 08.16.23 Applying a little baby rash ointment, such as Desitin has been known to slow the growth somewhat. bu
Rowing a 22 Joe at 6:15am 08.16.23 A couple correctly sized nuts welded to the oarlock's peg might work.
New owner Joe at 6:12am 08.16.23 The color is definitely 70's:cool:, Should be able to bring back its luster with minimum effort. C
Vessel Weather Radar Question tfox2069 at 6:10am 08.16.23 Concur with what @Captain Larry-DH wrote. I also own a Raymarine doppler radar unit, and while it d
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 tfox2069 at 5:59am 08.16.23 Thank you Scott B. In the end, I asked service in my marina to check and inspect the system. They
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 5:45am 08.16.23 Saying I know the answer means I understand the Colregs and USSG lighting requirements. dj Oh, go
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Scott B at 5:40am 08.16.23 Thank you Scott B, I just did that a few days ago, and replaced my halyard last weekend. The advice
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 5:17am 08.16.23 I'm not sure what you think the answer is; many light manufacturers sell USCG certified lights with
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (1) patbratton at 4:48am 08.16.23 I installed the Garhauer blocks further aft than the factory spinnaker blocks. Jessie and I took th

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